…Continued from Trillium Creek Family Farm.
The Steller Cove Exhibit opened on July 15, 2000. It is named after German naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller (1709-1746) who accompanied a Russian expedition to Alaska in 1741 and became the first European to set foot on the Alaskan coast. Steller described many animals that now bear his name, including the Steller Sea Lion. Below are some of the animals in the Steller Cove Exhibit.
Steller Sea Lion at the Oregon Zoo on November 10, 2009
Steller Sea Lion at the Oregon Zoo on November 10, 2009
Sea Otter at the Oregon Zoo on November 10, 2009
Humboldt Penguins at the Oregon Zoo on November 10, 2009
The Portland Zoo first had penguins in 1957, but in the early years many of them contracted and succumbed to a lung disease.
Humboldt Penguin at the Oregon Zoo on November 10, 2009
The enclosed penguin area was built in 1976 and become home to 13 endangered Humboldt penguins and a breeding program was soon started.
Humboldt Penguins at the Oregon Zoo on November 10, 2009
In 1980 the first Humboldt Penguin egg hatched at the zoo, a female named Zimmie.
Humboldt Penguins at the Oregon Zoo on November 10, 2009
The Penguinarium was remodeled in 1984 to better resemble the warm Peruvian coastline that is the native habitat of the Humboldt Penguin, receiving a Significant Achievement Award from the American Zoo & Aquarium Association.
Humboldt Penguins at the Oregon Zoo on November 10, 2009
Today over 35 endangered Humboldt Penguins live in the Penguinarium.
Humboldt Penguins at the Oregon Zoo on November 10, 2009
Humboldt Penguins at the Oregon Zoo on November 10, 2009
Humboldt Penguin at the Oregon Zoo on November 10, 2009
Humboldt Penguin at the Oregon Zoo on November 10, 2009
Humboldt Penguin at the Oregon Zoo on November 10, 2009
Humboldt Penguins at the Oregon Zoo on November 10, 2009
Humboldt Penguins at the Oregon Zoo on November 10, 2009
Inca Tern at the Oregon Zoo on November 10, 2009
A flock of Inca Terns also live in the Penguinarium.
Emperor Penguin & Golden Eagle Skeletons
Here are the skeletons of an Emperor Penguin and a Golden Eagle.
Emperor Penguin & Golden Eagle Skeletons
The Emperor Penguin weighed about 70 pounds, while the Golden Eagle weighed 5.3 pounds.
Amur Tiger at the Oregon Zoo on November 10, 2009
The Cats of the Amur Region Exhibit includes Amur Tigers, also called Siberian Tigers, and an Amur Leopard.
Amur Tigers at the Oregon Zoo on November 10, 2009
Russia's Amur Region is in the Russian Far East and is named for the Amur River, which forms the border between Russia and China.
Amur Tigers at the Oregon Zoo on November 10, 2009
Portland's Russian sister city Khabarovsk is in this region, and Amur Tigers sometimes walk into the town.
Amur Tiger at the Oregon Zoo on December 8, 2009
Amur Tiger siblings Mikhail & Nicole were born on October 31, 1998 and came to the zoo on September 12, 2000 from the John Ball Zoological Gardens in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Amur Tiger at the Oregon Zoo on December 8, 2009
Kia the Amur Leopard at the Oregon Zoo on November 10, 2009
Kia the Amur Leopard is 13 years old.
Kia the Amur Leopard at the Oregon Zoo on November 10, 2009
She came to the zoo in June 2007, from Pennsylvania's Erie Zoo.
Kia the Amur Leopard at the Oregon Zoo on November 10, 2009
Kia the Amur Leopard at the Oregon Zoo on November 10, 2009
Polar Bear sleeping at the Oregon Zoo on November 10, 2009
Shown sleeping here is one of Portland's two Polar Bears, brother and sister Conrad and Tasul, who were born on December 1, 1984 at the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia South Carolina. They came to the Oregon Zoo on January 1, 1986 and the Polar Bear exhibit opened in September 1986.
The Oregon Zoo also has two female Malaysian Sun Bears named Vivian and Jody.
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